Saturday, December 29, 2007

Yes.. Ms. Loreena again ;)

I finally got her new DVD. if you are into celtic/eastern mixed music.. then you are totally urged not to pass on this opportunity of watching and experiencing her performance ;)































Loreena McKennitt:
Nights from the Alhambra
http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=774213021106&itm=1

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Thursday, December 06, 2007

... and for the week-end Ms. Loreena

here is Loreena McKennitt
one of my best of best performers!




**Caravanserai (Live @ Alhambra 2006)





**Tango to Evora

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

and for this weekend..

Jesse Cook.. he is cool on guitar :)


Friday, November 23, 2007

enjoy the rest of the week-end with this :)

"Silence" by Delerium, ft. Sarah McLachlan (Tiesto Mix)

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Monday, November 05, 2007

art exhibition





if u don't know the place.. set ur navigation to :
N 29* 13' 39"
E 48* 00' 23"


Sunday, November 04, 2007

Monday, October 22, 2007

old book about Kuwait

I found this small pocket guide which is about Kuwait in our library.. check this add on MTC i mean.. ZAIN :)


this is the cover:

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ZAIN's ad: in6aliq 1


this is what they say about shoping in Kuwait:



Sunday, October 21, 2007

poetry books "saamri songs"

ok.. here we go. they are only 2 books that i have.. here they are..


سلمولي + الاياهل الهوى
i got them from this book:
ياجر قلبي is also here:

مفتون قلبي
from this one:




ياجر قلبي
searched lyrics from the net.
:)

Saturday, October 20, 2007

سلمولي

this is one of the songs that i loved since i was a kid, it reminds me of the old cassette tapes i had of firqat el tilvizion. i was not fascinated witht the lyrics at that time, but i loved the music and its rythmic tunes.. and also how they are dressed. as for those 2 videos, i always knew the first one, but now i guess i like the second video more.

enjoy what is lovely..











Wednesday, October 17, 2007

ياجر قلبي

ياجر قلبي جر لدن الغصوني وغصون سدر جره السيل جرا
واهله من اول بالورق يورقوني على غدير تحته الماء يقرا
على الذي مشيه تخط بهوني والعصر من بين الفريقين مرا
لا والله اللي بالهوى هوجروني هجر به الحيلات عيت تسرا
لا مبعد عنهم و لا قربوني ولا عايف منهم ولاني مورا
واكثر عذاب القلب يوم سنوحوني بيح بصبري لو بغيت اتدرا
لا ضاق صدري قمت اباري الظعوني كني غرير بالدلوهة مضرا
وقبلي عليه اشفق وتبكي عيوني والحال من ود الحبيب تبرا
يا عزتالي من تفرق شطوني يعزا لي ارمي بالسلب واتعرا
ان مت فى خد بعيد انقلوني على هدي الزمل مشيه تدرا
ان مت فى دافي حشاه ادفنوني فى مستكن الروح مهوب برا
بين النهود وقد روس القروني عن الهبايب مستكن مذرا
ياليتهم بالحب ما ولعوني كان ابعدوا عني بخير وشرا
والا انهم يوم انهم ولعوني خلوني اقضي عازتي واتدرا
وياليتهم فى الدرب ما واجهوني وياليتهم ما زادوا الحر حرا
وياليتهم عن حاجتي سايلوني يوم اني اقعد عندهم واتحرا
وياليتهم من زادهم اطعموني انا على زاد اليتيم اتجرا
الخد برق فى علو المزوني تقول براق من الصيف سرا
وقفت عنده شايحات عيوني كني غرير با للهاوي مضرا


Thursday, October 11, 2007

kil 3am wintao b khair :)


psychology


one subject that i didn't study was psychology.
i wish i had taken 2 or 3 courses in this subject..
i think that ALL people have to really understand the subject of psychology.
the reason is:
** some people will know how sick someothers are.
**And for the sick people to know that they are sick.


Tuesday, October 09, 2007

after university graduation??

what is

the most important thing

that university graduation

should hand you?


or..


what is

the most important thing

you should leave the university with?


if more than one thing.. list all..


- - - - - - - - - - - - update - - - - - - - - - - - - -

this is why i thought of this post..

i read the words of Mr. Al-Salih.

and i still have some hope...


الله بالخير

09/10/2007


.***آخر العمود:

يدرس مجلس الدراسات العليا في اميركا، الذي يمثل

480

جامعة، امكان اختصار مدة الحصول على الدكتوراه.. اذ ان الحصول عليها حاليا يستغرق ما بين ثمانية الى ثلاثة عشر عاما طبقا لما جاء في صحيفة نيويورك تايمز. في الكويت لدينا شهادات دكتوراه من جميع دول العالم.. حتى انه يقال ان احد اعضاء مجلس الامة لديه دكتوراه من ليبيا وهو لم يذهب اصلا اليها! ويطالب باصلاح التعليم في الكويت!


محمد مساعد الصالح






Saturday, September 29, 2007

إمام ب 750 فلس

with no more comments...


Carmina Burana

this is a nice piece of classical music.. the two performances are great.. they both look like they are from the same venue (the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) the piece is by Carl Orff.

the lyrics are in Latin.. i like it cause they say semper (not with an "i") three times.. here it is:


O Fortuna (Chorus) ...O Fortune
,
velut luna... like the moon
statu variabilis,... you are changeable,
semper crescis ...ever waxing
aut decrescis; ...and waning;
vita detestabilis ...hateful life
nunc obdurat ...first oppresses
et tunc curat ...and then soothes
ludo mentis aciem, ...as fancy takes it;
egestatem, ...poverty
potestatem ...and power
dissolvit ut glaciem. ...it melts them like ice.
Sors immanis ...Fate - monstrous
et inanis, ...and empty,
rota tu volubilis, ...you whirling wheel,
status malus, ...you are malevolent,
vana salus ...well-being is vain
semper dissolubilis, ...and always fades to nothing,
obumbrata ...shadowed
et velata ...and veiled
michi quoque niteris; ...you plague me too;
nunc per ludum ...now through the game
dorsum nudum ...I bring my bare back
fero tui sceleris. ...to your villainy.
Sors salutis ...Fate is against me
et virtutis ...in health
michi nunc contraria, ...and virtue,
est affectus ...driven on
et defectus ...and weighted down,
semper in angaria. ...always enslaved.
Hac in hora ...So at this hour
sine mora ...without delay
corde pulsum tangite; ...pluck the vibrating strings;
quod per sortem ...since Fate
sternit fortem, ...strikes down the string man,
mecum omnes plangite! ...everyone weep with me!
























**the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Friday, September 28, 2007

الله اكبر ياحمام

الله اكبر ياحمام من صلاة العصر ناح
وانشغل قلبي معاه لاجزاه الله بخير
الله اكبر يوم ناض طار ورفرف بالجناح
ودي اتبع ساقة الراعبي وازريت اطيـر
ودي اتبع ساقته بالمقيل وبالمراح
شوف عيني بين هاك المباني يستديـر
واهنيك بالمسا ياحمام وبالصباح
كل يوم تشاهد الترف ملهوف الضميـر
ياحمام الورق قل للغضي سيد الملاح
عن ذهابي قل لزين الوصايـف يستخير
وصف خده بارق الوسم من منشاه لاح
يوم شعشع زاد نور البلد عقب الاخيـر
والعيون عيون خشفاً تربى بالبياح
كل ما هبت نسيـم الهبايب يستذير
يامريح القلب قلب المولع مـاتستراح
تقل يجذب للهوى في سلوك مـن حريـر
اتضيم واتهضم وانا مالي صلاح
واتقلب طول ليلي مثل وصف الكسير
ياهلي لولا الهوى كان اطنب بالصياح
عقب فرقا الترف مادري وش الدنيا تصير
كن بعيونه لراع الهوى زرق الرماح
هو خطر واللي تولع معه قلبه خطيـر


Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Monday, September 24, 2007

art for sale

On the Block in London.
Auction houses in London are putting an unusual number of works up for sale.


Basqiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1960-1988
Untitled (Head)
Estimated at $5,013,650 - $7,019,110

Sotheby's

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Newson

Marc Newson, b. 1963
Lockhead Lounge, 1986
Estimated at $1,604,368 - $2,406,552


Christie's

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Richter

Daniel Richter, b. 1962
The Fools, 2001
Estimated at $240,655 - $360,983


Phillips de Pury & Company


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Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst, b. 1965
Adenosine
Estimated at $3,609,828 - $5,013,650


Sotheby's

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Christopher Wool

Christopher Wool, b. 1955
Untitled (P261), 1997
Estimated at $601,638 - $802,184


Phillips de Pury & Company

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Ed Ruscha

Ed Ruscha, b. 1937
Metro, Petro, Neuro, Psycho
Estimated at $1,002,730 - $1,403,822


Christie's

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Neo

Neo Rauch, b. 1960
Erwerb (acquisition)
Estimated at $360,983 - $501,365


Sotheby's

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Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein, 1923-1997
Brushstroke Head (Untitled)
Estimated at $300,819 - $401,092

Christie's
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source:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119040779471435569.html#

Saturday, September 22, 2007

last lecture by a dying professor.

don't miss it.. the name is: Randy Pausch, he is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
he was diagnosed with cancer, and gave this last lecture about his dreams.
really worth watching it!!





this is a small part of the lecture.. u can find it in full version at this link:

http://www.etc.cmu.edu/global_news/?q=node/42

he is simply GREAT!


Thursday, September 20, 2007

a photo

if nothing to write about.. or maybe out of laziness.. then photography helps.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

أصوات أئمة المساجد

can we have a way for reporting mosques emams with REALLY REALLY bad voices?
if it is an OK voice or just bad it is ok..
but REALLY REALLY bad is really awful..
help us!

Thursday, September 13, 2007

رمضان

مبارك عليكم الشهر
وكل عام وانتم بخير

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Farewell to Pavarotti


E LUCEVAN LE STELLE

* Tosca *
( written by Giacomo Puccini )


E lucevan le stelle ... And the stars were shining ...
ed olezzava la terra ... the earth smelt sweet ...
stridea l'uscio dell'orto ... the garden gate creaked ..
e un passo sfiorava la rena... and a footstep brushed the sand.
Entrava ella, fragrante, She entered, fragrant,
mi cadea fra le braccia. and fell into my arms.
Oh! dolce baci, o languide carezze, O soft kisses, tender caresses,
mentr'io fremente, while I, all a-quiver,
le belle forme disciogliea dai veli! unveiled her lovely features!
Svani per sempre il sogno mio d'amore ... Vanished forever is my dream of love ...
L'ora e fuggita, That time has fled
e muoio disperato! and I die in despair.
E non ho amato mai tanto la vita! Never have I loved life so dearly!

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

re·spect

Main Entry: re·spect

Pronunciation: ri-'spekt

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin respectus, literally, act of looking back, from respicere to look back, regard, from re- + specere to look.

1 : a relation or reference to a particular thing or situation

2 : an act of giving particular attention : CONSIDERATION

3 a : high or special regard : ESTEEM b : the quality or state of being esteemed c plural : expressions of respect or deference

4 : PARTICULAR, DETAIL - in respect of chiefly British : with respect to : CONCERNING - in respect to : with respect to : CONCERNING - with respect to : with reference to : in relation to

from http://www.m-w.com/



Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Purple Heart Medal


and the medal goes to Purple ;)


sayir awazi3 medals..
bas khalas mako any more medals!

pritzker part 2

here is the other side of the medal.. :)

























http://www.pritzkerprize.com

Pritzker Prize


deema.. here u go.. here is ur medal for all the Architectural comments u make ;)


Thursday, August 30, 2007

searching "philosophy of art"

yala im staaarting!


i looked up philosophy of art.. i got aesthetics! and this is the first pic i saw in the site.. it depicts the use of the golden section rule by the designers of the parthenon.. i will leave the flor open for Deema to talk about it ;)
i like the number 1.6180339887


Saturday, August 25, 2007

7aaaaaaaaaathiR ;)

حاظرييييييين ;)
or is it with "ض"
madri :D
this is my new post.. :)
what is philosophy?? ya3ni shino? i never took a course in philosophy.. not in high school.. nor after it.. i wana read a book now about it.. i feel it is a COOL science to digest and use ;) is it a science of the past, where there were no specialization in sciences and learning?... or is it always gona be around wih us to enhance the way we think? i dunno.. i feel it is nice to know it.. and makes u think how to think? so what do u think?
hatha post 3al saree3.. maykhaloon el wa7id yirtaa7 min el posting shwaya! ;)


today's song...



Avec le temp
Avec le temps...
Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va
On oublie le visage et l'on oublie la voix
Le coeur quand ça bat plus, c'est pas la peine d'aller
Chercher plus loin, faut laisser faire et c'est très bien
Avec le temps...
Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va
L'autre qu'on adorait, qu'on cherchait sous la pluie
L'autre qu'on devinait au détour d'un regard
Entre les mots, entre les lignes et sous le fard
D'un serment maquillé qui s'en va faire sa nuit
Avec le temps tout s'évanouit
Avec le temps...
Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va
Mêm' les plus chouett's souv'nirs ça t'a un' de ces gueules
A la Gal'rie j'Farfouille dans les rayons d'la mort
Le samedi soir quand la tendresse s'en va tout' seule
Avec le temps...
Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va
L'autre à qui l'on croyait, pour un rhume, pour un rien
L'autre à qui l'on donnait du vent et des bijoux
Pour qui l'on eût vendu son âme pour quelques sous
Devant quoi l'on s'trainait comme trainent les chiens
Avec le temps, va, tout va bien
Avec le temps...
Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va
On oublie les passions et l'on oublie les voix
Qui vous disaient tout bas les mots des pauvres gens
Ne rentre pas trop tard, surtout ne prend pas froid
Avec le temps...
Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va
Et l'on se sent blanchi comme un cheval fourbu
Et l'on se sent glacé dans un lit de hasard
Et l'on se sent tout seul peut-être mais peinard
Et l'on se sent floué par les années perdues
Alors vraiment
Avec le temps on n'aime plus.

PLEASE: no comments in french, for i know non :D

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

kinda flu

i think i got cold symptoms.. but ako COLD these days in this hot weather??


bas yabeela now this before bed ;)


Saturday, August 11, 2007

The 100th post

this is my 100th post.. :)



and for the occasion. here is a TV classic .. Madonna's apperance on David Letterman's show :)


Tuesday, August 07, 2007

i like...

I like:
risk in a secured environment,
and
conservative funkiness ;)
but I hate oxymorons!

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Stock Exchanges of the World (just few pics)


**London Stock Exchange





**the bull and bear infront of the Frankfurt Bourse





**the old Paris Bourse





** the NYSE..




and Kuwait Stock Exchange: